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Wednesday, October 30, 2013

"Post- apartheid South Africa two decades on"

The Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Global Change is holding the event "Post- apartheid South Africa two decades on: Some reflections on the impact of the South African Truth and Reconciliation process." The event will be held on Monday, November 2 from 3:00-4:30 in CSOM 1-143. It will be presented by Professor Janis Grobbelaar.

This presentation reflects on the reconciliation process and its legacy. Dr Janis Grobbelaar spent 2 year's seconded to the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Her paper reflects on the impact and the narrative of the 'truth commissioning process' against the background of the radical legislative post 1994 changes. The extent to which a facilitatory narrative has developed post apartheid conflict in South Africa is considered.